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Board committee hears calls to update clean needle technique, single‑use rules and training
Summary
Public commenters urged the California Acupuncture Board Licensing Committee to require periodic refreshers, to update the Council of Colleges clean-needle manual and to enforce single-use needle rules after multiple complaints about clinic hygiene and inconsistent school clinic practices.
The California Acupuncture Board Licensing Committee spent substantial public-comment time on the clean needle technique (CNT), with speakers urging clearer training, regular renewal requirements and stronger enforcement for clinic hygiene.
Legal counsel read state regulation language during the meeting: “An acupuncturist shall use needles labeled for single use only that meet the requirements of the federal regulations 21 CFR part 880.558,” and added that “it shall constitute unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use a needle more than once.”
Several public commenters described observed lapses in clinic hygiene and inconsistent CNT practice in school clinics. Dita Garabaghi told the committee, “I have…
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